Our Therapists

Ben Heilveil, LMFT

Ben is the founder of Sage Hill Psychotherapy and a Marriage and Family Therapist with over a decade of experience working with individuals, couples and families as well as training new clinicians. Ben is an associate professor and core faculty member at Pacifica Graduate Institute where he teaches Community Mental Health, Clinical Practice and Eco-Psychology. Ben is a certified Equine Therapist by EAGALA.

Ben’s approach to therapy is grounded, in-the-moment, and relationship focused. His work is informed by Depth Psychology, Jungian psychoanalysis, Eco-Psychology, Attachment Psychology and some aspects of Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

Ben welcomes clients of all races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender-identities and gender expressions. Areas of clinical focus include:

• Individual, couples, or families working with acute traumatic experiences or developmental trauma.

• Individuals who are working with depression or anxiety, or both.

• Individuals looking to find meaning and connection to creative work.

• Teenagers struggling with identity, depression, self-harm, anger and self-worth.

• Couples/ partnerships struggling with intimacy, sex, meaning, and conflict in their relationships.

• Individuals or couples with with young children.

Here at Sage Hill we work hard to create a space that acknowledges intersectionality, economic and social justice, and culturally sensitive care.

If you are a MFT Associate looking for supervision, please use contact form to reach out. We will be staring an assocaite cohort in early 2025 and are currently accepting applications.